Serial killers are neither born nor are they created; rather they are the product of both elements when put to extremes. A predisposed mental disorder is sure to cause one to have some troubles in life, but does not automatically make one a future serial murderer. Along with that claim, a troubled childhood is also not grounds for future damnation. But when combined in extremes, one begins to become at risk for a very complicated- and sometimes deadly -future. Originating from former FBI…
developmental perspectives using the sexual serial homicidal behavior. Also using developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, and neuropsychiatry. Asperger’s is a high-functioning autistic psychopathy.…
Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer, was born on May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although he grew up in Ohio. His childhood was not anything too out of the ordinary, except for a few incidents; one of which was him being molested at the age of eight. Dahmer grew up in a house with his father, mother and his brother, Lionel Dahmer, Joyce Dahmer and David Dahmer, listed accordingly. When he turned ten, Dahmer was supposedly experimenting with dead animals, although his parents just…
In the article “The Making of a Serial Killer,” Director of the Brogard Lab for Multisensory Research Berit Brogaard theorizes on the possible causes of psychopathy and its relation to the brain and genetics. Berit Brogaard explains what abnormalities cause psychopathic characteristics to show up in people and how most crimes are actually more often committed by people who are psychotic. The author also brings up various genetic diseases that correlate with psychopathy to further help understand…
Tony Bertrand ENGL 1009k Mrs. Porth 11-26-13 What Makes A Serial Killer-Response Essay This essay is written by La Donna Beaty. There is no definite reason what makes a serial killer. Beaty uses this to her advantage by providing several speculations. She begins by trying to capture the readers attention with rhetorical questions. Many of the theories she provide suggest that becoming a serial killer is largely impacted by childhood. She also covers the impact of deinstitutionalization of the…
He is a “disorganized” serial killer because he had no father figure, he returns to the same location of the crime scene, and was a high school dropout. In the span of 16 years, Cullen worked and murdered patients at ten different healthcare facilities. He murdered at different locations, and returned to his crime scene which means he can be described as a stable or transient mobility serial killer. Charles main target was ill patients (mission-oriented). The…
The concept of serial killers seems to draw tons of attention from the public eye. One of the reasons why it intrigues numerous people is because no one truly comprehends the reasons as to why the serial killer kills. Nevertheless, there are many case studies and research to attempt to explain this phenomenon. The reasons as to why John Wayne Gacy, one of the most notorious serial killers, murdered and raped 33 young boys can be explored. Some of them being: his abusive father, trouble with his…
“We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere” (“20 Famous”). Ted Bundy is notorious for being a charming and intelligent serial killer who would manipulate women and gain their trust so he would have the opportunity to kill them. In Bundy’s lifetime, he confessed to killing over twenty-five women. Several other cases were attributed to Ted Bundy after his death. Bundy killed these women in a very despicable way, almost like a machine or a wild beast.…
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H.Holmes, was known as one of the first serial killers in the states or some could even say he was one of the first killers that genuinely defined the word. Holmes was at large around the same time as Jack The Ripper. He committed his crimes on all people regardless of age, gender, relationship status or status in life. No one was safe from the acts he committed in the mid 1800’s. To give a little light on who Holmes is, He was born in New Hampshire in…
Identifying the Markings of a Killer Richard Tithecott, an expert on Jeffrey Dahmer and the modern serial killer who wrote Of Men And Monsters: Jeffrey Dahmer And The Construction Of The Serial Killer, inspires the reader to imagine a young boy born in a small New Hampshire town with a population less than that of the average college campus. His mother, a devout Methodist, preached Scripture to him whenever she got the chance. His father, a “devout” alcoholic, yelled at and beat him every time…